Never attended online classes and yet asked to sit in the exam: Students
Srinagar: Students of batch 2nd semester BBA studying at Iqbal Institute of Technology and Management Hyderpora Srinagar Wednesday alleged they were being forced to appear in the examination though the college didn’t arrange a single online class for them. “The college didn’t arrange a single online class for us during this Pandemic. Yesterday, study material […]
PSA of Shah Faesal, Sartaj Madani, Peer Mansoor revoked
Srinagar, June 03: Jammu and Kashmir government today revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) of IAS topper turned politician Shah Faesal, and two PDP leaders—Sartaj Madani and Peer Mansoor, who serving detention since August 5 last year. Reliable sources said that the PSA of three politicians that include Shah Faesal, Sartaj Madani and Peer Mansoor has […]
Jaish’s IED expert, Afghan war participant, killed in Pulwama encounter: IGP
Srinagar, June 03: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar today said that an IED expert of Jaish-e-, Muhammad outfit, who had participated in Afghan war, and was the mastermind of Car Bomb that was detected and destroyed by the security forces in Pulwama on May 28 was killed in an encounter today. He […]
Top JeM commander among two militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Pulwama, June 03: Two Jaish-e-Muhammad militants including a top commander were killed while as a soldier sustained injuries in the ongoing operation at Kangan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. Security officials said that two militants have been killed in an ongoing operation that started in the wee hours today which includes a […]
Record 8909 new COVID-19 cases; toll 5815
New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI) India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday, while the toll rose to 5,815 with 217 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mounted 1,01,497 and 1,00,302 […]
Gunfight breaks out in Pulwama village, internet snapped
Srinagar, June 03: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Astan Mohalla Kangan area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. According to the reports a joint team of Police, Army’s 55 RR and 183 BN of CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Astan Mohalla. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, […]
Protests fail to die down in US
Houston, Jun 3 (PTI) Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully through the streets of downtown Houston, wearing masks and chanting ‘Black Lives Matter’, to pay tribute to 46-year-old African-American George Floyd, whose death in police custody in Minneapolis triggered violent protests across the United States. The protests across the country led to the death […]
UN body calls for action on debt amid pandemic
United Nations, Jun 3 (AP) The president of the UN Economic and Social Council is calling for urgent action to help the growing number of countries already facing or at risk of debt distress because of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Norway’s UN Ambassador Mona Juul, head of the 54-nation UN body, told […]
Contribution of Sufi’s in Kashmir cannot be ignored
The Sufis provided the base for the total change of lives in Kashmir
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The word ‘Sufi’ is derived from ‘Safa’ (pure) because of the purity of their hearts. Some say that it is derived from ‘Suf’ (wool) because of the coarse woollen garments they choose to wear. Some trace the origin of the word ‘Suffa’ from the low clay built verandah attached to the Prophet […]
Right tracking the future
Parents and teachers, of course need to play a bigger role
Abid Hussain Rather, Firdous Majeed Salroo College life is always reckoned as a colorful stage of one’s youth. Once a person crosses the higher secondary stage and enters into college life, he is overwhelmed with joy as he finds himself as free as air and finds all the restrictions slowly fading away. He finds himself […]